Alastair MacLennan is Research Professor in Fine Art
at the School of Art and Design, University of Ulster in Belfast. He is
one of Britain's major practitioners in live art.

Since 1975 he has been based in Belfast and was a founder member of
Belfast's Art and Research Exchange. He is also a member of the European
Performance Group called 'Black Market International.'

During the 1970's and 1980's he made long durational performances in
Britain and America, of up to 144 hours each, non-stop, usually neither
eating nor sleeping throughout. Subject matter dealt with political, social
and cultural malfunction.

He currently travels extensively in Eastern and Western Europe, also
America and Canada, presenting 'Actuations' (his term for Performance/Installations).

The Alastair MacLennan website has been supported by the Live Art Archives,
and is now available via VADS.

The website provides an archive of work from 1981 to the present, including
still images of his 'Actuations'. The website also includes statements
from the artist and transcripts of interviews. There is an extensive biography
section with details of exhibitions, employment, lectures and a bibliography
of publications by MacLennan.

Related Collections and Resources

Live
Art Archive
The Live Art Archive holds information about Live Art/Performance Art
materials, records and publications primarily in England and the UK.
The audit commenced in 1994, with the support of the Arts Council of
England. The online database includes records of performances by Alastair
MacLennan.

National
Review of Live Art
Online database of Live Art Performances at the National Review of Live
Art (NRLA), an annual festival of live art which usually lasted four
or five days. The database includes records of performances by Alastair
MacLennan at the NRLA in 1987, 1990 and 1996.

fineart.ac.uk
Fineart.ac.uk provides a showcase for the excellence of UK higher education
in fine art and includes artwork by Alastair MacLennan and further works
from the University of Ulster.

Copyright

The images and text presented in this website are copyright of Alastair
MacLennan. They may be used for private research and study purposes only.
Enquiries regarding reproduction should be sent to the address below.